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This winter in the Pacific Northwest started late and fizzled early. It is safe to say it was a bad winter of epic proportions. Our local ski area at Snoqualmie Pass, WA saw an all time record low snowfall of just 104 inches this winter. Two of our snowiest months on average, February and March…

(Words and Photos from Russell Cunningham): Before I start this writeup, I need to say that this Trip Report is entirely dedicated to my dear friend Liz Daley. She and I had talked for years about tagging the first ever snowboard descent on Mount Shuksan’s Hanging Glacier Headwall, and without her infectious stoke even in…

Get a look at this wonderful tribute video to Liz Daley put together by photographer Kt Miller and ski mountaineer Caroline Gleich. The three went on a trip together in Chamonix, France in February of 2014 to climb and ride some highly technical lines. Liz was caught in an avalanche in Patagonia this past September…

In February we were wrapping up the long trade show season. As usual our feet hurt from standing in convention centers and talking to people all day long. Talking about splitboarding is great and all, but after two straight weeks, you kind of go stir crazy. We couldn’t wait to get out into the Alps…

Yes! Despite the lack of snow this winter we we’re still able to make the Mt. Baker Splitboard Festival happen. The lack of snow more so exists at the lower elevations of our mountains but up higher the snowpack is hanging in there. One of the concepts of a splitboard anyway is to get up…

The Mt Baker Splitfest is indeed happening this weekend! If you are planning on going and would like to demo a pair of Karakoram bindings, we will be bringing our entire demo fleet with us. Last year we sent out every pair of bindings we had so it may be a good idea to…

Words and photos provided by Kyle Miller “Over the month of Febuary I had the good fortune to make a pilgrimage to Japan and see for myself what everyone was talking about with the waist deep snow to be found, epic sushi on the cheap and a culture filled with kindness and respect.” “Simply put…

There is no question the entire Western half of the U.S. is having a rough Winter. Here in Washington State, splitboarding and ski touring at lower elevations has been a struggle and our ski areas are barely open if they aren’t already closed. The Summit at Snoqualmie and now Mt. Baker, two major ski areas in…

We recently took a trip down to Colorado, not only for the SIA Tradeshow, but to get some snowboarding in as well. Since our winter has been so rough here in Washington State, it sure was nice to extend our stay and see how conditions were in the Rockies. Sure enough, the Rockies did not…